mustard gas
41CS gas — IUPAC name …
42nitrogen mustard — n any of various toxic blistering compounds analogous to mustard gas but containing nitrogen instead of sulfur esp mechlorethamine * * * see chlormethine * * * 1. mechlorethamine hydrochloride. 2. any of a group of cytotoxic alkylating agents… …
43sulfur mustard — noun a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote • Syn: ↑mustard gas, ↑mustard agent, ↑blistering agent, ↑dichloroethyl sulfide • Hypernyms: ↑poison gas, ↑vesicant,… …
44poison gas — noun a gas that is poisonous to breath or contact; used in chemical warfare • Hypernyms: ↑gas, ↑chemical weapon • Hyponyms: ↑mustard gas, ↑mustard agent, ↑blistering agent, ↑dichloroethyl sulfide, ↑ …
45sulfur mustard — n MUSTARD GAS …
46nitrogen mustard — n. any of a class of compounds similar to mustard gas, but having an amino nitrogen in place of a sulfur atom: used in the treatment of cancers, etc …
47Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 94 Gas Scattering Vehicle — The Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 94 Gas Scattering Vehicle was a series of vehicles adapted to biologicaland chemical warfare possessed by the Japanese forces. The Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 94 Gas Scattering Vehicle was… …
48nerve gas — n an organophosphate chemical weapon that interferes with normal nerve transmission and induces intense bronchial spasm with resulting inhibition of respiration compare WAR GAS * * * any gas that disrupts the normal functioning of nerves and thus …
49nerve gas — any gas that disrupts the normal functioning of nerves and thus of the muscles they supply. There are two groups, the G agents and the V agents. The latter are more than 300 times as deadly as mustard gas: one inhalation can kill by paralysing… …
50nitrogen mustard — noun Date: 1943 any of various toxic blistering compounds analogous to mustard gas but containing nitrogen instead of sulfur …
